taken his own desire as a deity, whom God allows to stray in the face of knowledge, sealing his ears and heart and covering his eyes – who can guide such a person after God [has abandoned him]?” (45:23). This

means in every respect making God one’s sole concern, whereas polytheism means partly or totally including anyone or anything else in the godhead. Whenever anyone discovers God in the capacity of One Who

regarding God as his own, and has immeasurably elevated feelings for God. This is the basis for man’s intense love for God. Then when man discovers that all things he has are unilateral gifts of God, and that

anyone or anything with any of the aspects of God’s sovereignty. The concept of God has been stated in the following verses of the Quran: God, there is no god but Him, the Living, the Eternal one. Neither

both does not weary Him. He is the Exalted, the Immense One. (2:255) Worshipping God is to express reverence for one’s God and Creator, a Being who truly deserves to be held in awe. On the contrary, when

worshipped. Adoration of God glorifies Him, while worship of anything other than God degrades the worshipper. Veneration of God makes man a realist, while prostrating himself before a non-God turns him into a

(Mutual consultation), this principle—placed in the context of virtues which will entitle believers to God’s beneficence—is mentioned as “those who conduct their affairs by mutual consultation and spend out

spirit of learning. Without these qualities, no one can engage sincerely in consultation. Belief in God brings with it all these virtues and makes one absolutely sincere in all aspects of life. It is this

universe. And that God is only one. Not believing in God is as illogical as believing in many gods. In this present world man is given freedom for the purpose of being tested. Everyone is free to say what

rational concept is that of one God. Everything else is irrational. No valid argument exists in its favour. Once a group of young men in an Indian town were discussing whether God existed or not. Even after

He stood among the youth and simply recited this verse from the Qur’an: “Is there any doubt about God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth?” (14:10) The result was miraculous. The youths were left

mother, has his second birth from the womb of faith. He now experiences what is meant by union with God. A lover, emotionally, is one with his beloved, even when he is physically separated from the object

everything the image of the loved one. One who is inspired by his faith in God is just like this earthly lover. He sees the glories of God in heaven’s blue vaults, and His might and grandeur in the fury of tempests

tempests. The birds, with their twittering, seem to warble hymns to God. The rising sun is the radiant hand of God extending towards him. Every leaf of every plant and tree is a verdant page on which he